Turkish Journal of Kinesiology

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology aims to provide a platform for researchers, academicians, and students to share knowledge in the form of high-quality research work in all the subjects and cover the fields of Kinesiology sciences.

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. The journal publishes original research, reviews, and letters in all areas of kinesiology sciences. The journal primarily focuses on the topics: Sport and exercise physiology, biomechanics, sport and exercise psychology, motor behavior, perception and action, sport and exercise biochemistry and nutrition, coaching, physical education, public health promotion, traditional Turkish sports, sports injuries and rehabilitation, manual and physical therapy, and sports medicine.  The journal is published 4 times a year. We encourage scientists from around the world to submit their papers to us.

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology publishes Research Articles, Reviews, and Letters in all areas of kinesiology. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via the Internet to Turk J Kinesiol through the online system. Original materials that have not been published, in part or entirely, in other journals are allowed for publication. Manuscripts are accepted in English. The journal doesn’t demand any submission fee or page charges.

Authors must transfer the copyright to the Publisher after an article is accepted for publication. A signed Copyright Form must be enclosed by the author(s) during submission. All research articles submitted to the journal must have ethics committee approval. Scientific ethics and legal responsibility of the studies belong to the author/authors. After a manuscript has been submitted, it is not possible for authors to be added or removed or for the order of authors to be changed. If authors do so, their submissions will be canceled.

All authors are required to provide their ORCID ID during the submission process so that the process of evaluation and publishing of the manuscripts can continue in accordance with our publishing policy. If you do not have an ORCID ID, you can visit https://orcid.org/ to get your unique 16-digit ORCID ID number.

All manuscripts are subject to peer review and are expected to meet standards of academic excellence. This journal uses a double-blind review. If approved by the editor, submissions will be considered by peer-reviewers, whose identities will remain anonymous to the authors. The evaluation period of a paper sent to the Turk J Kinesiol varies between 1 and 3 months.

Manuscripts may be rejected without peer review by the editor-in-chief if they do not comply with the instructions to authors or if they are beyond the scope of the journal.

Preparation of Manuscript 

The study should be prepared in a Microsoft Word document.  Manuscripts must be typed with 25-mm margins and double line spaces on both sides using 10-point type in Times New Roman font. A manuscript should not exceed 12 pages and be written in a single-column format.  The text should be divided into captioned sections: INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, ACKNOWLEDGE (If it is necessary), and REFERENCES. All pages of the manuscript must be numbered sequentially, facilitating the reviewing and editing of the manuscript. Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; references; table(s) and figures with caption(s).

Title page (Download the title page template)

The following information should be included: Paper title, full author names and surnames, full institutional mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, Orcid IDs, corresponding author’s name and e-mail address, and running head. The title page should be submitted as a separate Word Document.

Main Text (Download the manuscript template) 

The Main text should include Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, and Figures. The main text should not include authors’ information and submitted as a separate Word Document.

Abstract

The abstract should have sentences (no headings) related to the purpose of the study, brief methods, results, conclusions, and practical applications. The abstract contains between 150-300 words.

Keywords

Please provide 3-6 keywords in alphabetical order.

Introduction

This section should focus on the careful development of the study's hypotheses leading to the investigation's purpose.

Methods

This section should broadly explain the study’s subject, protocol, and data analyses. In this section, the author(s) should state which ethics committee approved the study. The methods section must be included a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and written consent of each subject when human subjects are used. The author (s) must be declared that the study was conducted in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). When experimental animals are used, the author(s) must declare that the study was conducted in accordance with the European Communities Council Directive.

Results

Findings must be described without comment.

Discussion

This section emphasizes new and important aspects generated from the study. In a separate paragraph, the study’s main conclusions should be given with importance and relevance.

Acknowledgments

Please provide the names of persons or funding organizations who have contributed to the research.

Conflict of Interest

Statement of all financial and material support for this research and any potential conflicts should also be clearly identified in the Conflict of Interest sections. If there is no Conflict-of-Interest then still add this statement.

References

References should be arranged in alphabetical order to authors' last names. In the text, citations should be identified by name and year in parentheses (e.g. Samarta et al., 2005; Hinman, 2000; Arnold & Schmitz, 1998). Journal titles should be abbreviated in style used in Index Medicus.

Journal Articles:

Costill, D. L., Dalsky, G. P., & Fink, W. J. (1978). Effects of caffeine ingestion on metabolism and exercise performance. Med Sci Sports, 10(1), 155–158.

Journal article, article not in English:

Arazi, H., Dehlavinejad, N., & Gholizadeh, R. (2016). The acute effect of caffeine supplementation on strength, repetition sustainability, and work volume of novice bodybuilders. Turk J Kinesiol, 2(3), 43-48. (In Turkish: English abstract).

Books:

Dupaul, G. J., Power, T. J., Anastopoulos, A. D., & Reid, R. (1998). ADHD rating scale II: Checklists, norms, and clinical interpretation. 5th ed., New York, NY: Guilford.

Belsey, C. (2006). Poststructuralism. In S. Malpas & P. Wake (Eds.), The Routledge companion to critical theory (pp. 51–61). Routledge.

Thesis:

Ozer, O. (2001). The effect of muscle exercise to oxygen kinetics in chronic smokers. Doctoral thesis, University of Uludag, Turkey. 

Conference Proceedings:

Yucesoy, M., Erkmen, N., Aktas, S., Guven, F., & Durmaz, M. (2017). Physiological responses and technical activities during continuous and interval small-sided games in soccer players. Proceedings of the 15. International Sports Sciences Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 104.

Webpages:

National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, July). Anxiety disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

Tables and Figures

All illustrations (photographs, drawings, graphs, etc.), not including tables, must be labeled “Figure”. Tables and figures should be typed on a separate sheet of paper also with double-spacing in the manuscript. All tables and figures must have a caption and be numbered. They must be shown where it is to be placed by noting this between paragraphs. The manuscript should be no more than 5 tables.

Standard abbreviations of units of measurement should be added between parentheses. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. If needed, explanations of tables should be given in footnotes at the bottom of the table.

Publishing Fee

The Turk J Kinesiol does not demand any publishing or submission fee. It publishes all papers at no charge.

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology is committed to ensuring ethics in publication and the quality of articles.
Especially, The Turk J Kinesiol is following the Code of Conduct as defined by the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE). In addition, Turk J Kinesiol manages the publication process in accordance with TR Index Ethical Principles. Click the link to see the chart of TR Index Ethical Principles. The ethics include the editor following specific rules on relations with readers, authors, and reviewers as well as procedures for handling complaints.

Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is expected of all parties involved: Authors, Editors, Reviewers, and the Publisher.

In particular,

Authors: Authors should present an objective discussion of the significance of research work as well as sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the experiments. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Review articles should also be objective, comprehensive, and accurate accounts of the state of the art. The authors should ensure that their work is entirely original works, and if the work and/or words of others have been used, this has been appropriately acknowledged. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Authors should not submit articles describing essentially the same research to more than one journal. The corresponding author should ensure that there is a full consensus of all co-authors in approving the final version of the paper and its submission for publication.

Editors: Editors should evaluate manuscripts exclusively on the basis of their academic merit. They should encourage debate and academic integrity and also protect individual data. They also have a duty to act if any misconduct is suspected and to ensure the integrity of the academic record. The editors must not use unpublished information in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. They should take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.

Reviewers: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviews should be conducted objectively, and observations should be formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them for improving the paper. Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

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Research Ethics (ETHICAL CONSENT FORM):
In the scope of the protection of human and animal rights, the Turkish Journal of Kinesiology adopts the exact convenience principle of national and international ethical rules and principles. In the articles evaluated in the Turkish Journal of Kinesiology, Research Ethics Committee Approval is needed for the following items:
• Research conducted in qualitative or quantitative approaches which require data collection from the participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, and/or experiment techniques,
• Using humans or animals (including material/data) with experimental or other scientific aims,
• Clinical research on humans,
• Research on animals,
• Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data.

The Turk J Kinesiol does not demand any publishing or submission fee. It publishes all papers with no charge.